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Mara Dicenta is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Integrative Conservation at the College of William & Mary. She holds a PhD in Science & Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, with prior degrees in Social Anthropology, Sexology, and Cultural Studies from institutions in Spain. Her work bridges Feminist STS, Decolonial Studies, and Environmental Humanities, focusing on Latin America. Dicenta’s research examines how technoscientific practices intersect with colonial legacies, racialization, and multispecies justice, particularly in Tierra del Fuego and Buenos Aires.
Her ongoing book project, Wounded Knowledges: Eradication and Repair in Southern Patagonia, explores invasive species eradication through an ethnographic lens, interrogating colonial violence and ecological repair. She co-edits a special issue on 'Techno-environmental Racialization' in Science, Technology & Human Values and has published in Environment and Planning F, Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies, and Biological Invasions.
Key research themes include multispecies ethnography, decolonizing environmental science, and the politics of interspecies alliances. Her work on gated communities in Buenos Aires’ wetlands highlights how capybaras become tools for resisting racialized urbanization. Dicenta has received grants from William & Mary, the National Science Foundation, and the Humane Society, among others.
Her courses include Conservation Ethics, Indigenous Voices in Conservation, and Environmental Anthropology. She collaborates with the Rappahannock River Herring project and leads teams documenting ecological and cultural histories in Virginia and Patagonia.
